. Western electrician . e announcement of Mr. Thoms election to thepresidency, he was called upon for an address, and said: Gentlemen of the Association:—I keenly feel the gener-ous endorsement you have bestowed. I thank you for it. 1trust that the conduct and the administration of the chair inbehalf of this organization will be of such a character thatit will merit this mark of appreciation. I am keenly inter-ested in the progress and development of and the goodresults that can be brought about by this organization. Wehave been wandering about in a nameless kind of a ay, butwe are getting dow


. Western electrician . e announcement of Mr. Thoms election to thepresidency, he was called upon for an address, and said: Gentlemen of the Association:—I keenly feel the gener-ous endorsement you have bestowed. I thank you for it. 1trust that the conduct and the administration of the chair inbehalf of this organization will be of such a character thatit will merit this mark of appreciation. I am keenly inter-ested in the progress and development of and the goodresults that can be brought about by this organization. Wehave been wandering about in a nameless kind of a ay, butwe are getting down to business, and [believe that the asso-ciations influence will grow continually until the organiza- to be strongly against so radical a change as would followthis proposed action. The Banquet. At S oclock on Thursday evening the rotunda of the Pfister Hotel presented a lively appearance, and the crowd of delegates thereassembled was of a number calculated to impress one as to the magnitude of the now thriving asso-. FIG. S- EXHIBITS AT THE MILWAUKEE Some of the harder working members had availedthemselves of the hotel table to partake of a light lunch,but the majority kept their appetites with them until thehour when all care and business should be laid aside. At8:30 the word was passed, To the banquet, and in fiveminutes the rotunda was empty. The Stadt Theater wasthe rendezvous, and it must have been with considerablepleasure that the organizers of the association counted or


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